similia similibus curantur /si·mi·lia si·mi·li·bus cu·ran·tur/ (sĭ-mĭ´le-ah sĭ-mĭ´lĭ-bus ku-ran´tur) [L. “likes are cured by likes”] the doctrine, which lies at the foundation of homeopathy, that a disease is cured by those remedies which produce effects resembling the disease itself.
similia similibus curantur,
similia similibus curantur (si·miˑ·lē·ä si·miˑ·li·b
s kōō·ränˑ·trˈ),
si·mil·i·a si·mil·i·bus cu·ran·tur (s -ml  - s-ml-b s ky-r ntr)n. The homeopathic axiom expressing the law of similars or the doctrine that any drug capable of producing detrimental symptoms in healthy individuals will relieve similar symptoms occurring as an expression of disease. |
similia similibus curantur,
a homeopathic rule that medication able to produce symptoms in a healthy person will also remove similar symptoms occurring as an expression of disease. See also homeopathy.
similia similibus curantur (si·miˑ·lē·ä si·miˑ·li·b
s kōō·ränˑ·trˈ),n the homeopathic doctrine of similars, in which “likes are cured by likes,” so that a substance producing symptoms in a healthy individual can alleviate similar symptoms originating from illness. See also similia principle.
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